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without going into kabbalistic issues, effect of medical treatment differ based on genetics and cultural norms. Some examples

– there are certain foods that people eat and tolerate based on their genetic history. Jews would be way different from majority of USA population in terms of the diet, and thus microbiome …
– effect of treatment depends on how one follows the regimen and diet. R Salanter was known to follow doctor recommendation to a minute …
– psychological effects. A book on ethnic psychology has chapters on different ethnicities, I scanned the Jewish chapter – for most people, the doctor gives instructions to every family member how he should behave in different situations. Not so Jews: they will sit together and discuss each others roles instead of just following their own instructions …